It is inspired by the film to resuscitate a pure unknown

Photo Martin Alarie
John Cardin (right) is part of the meagre 10 % of people in the country who suffer cardiac arrest outside of the hospital and come out healthy and safe. His luck is due to Michael Midgley (left), who did not hesitate to help him.

Catherine Montambeault

Thursday, August 3 2017 06:30

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Thursday, August 3 2017 06:30

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A Montrealer of 48-year-old who nearly died of a cardiac arrest is forever grateful to the young man who saved him imitate spontaneously the techniques of cardiac massage saw in the films.

“I just tried to do what I thought he needed to do. I think that anyone would have done the same thing, ” says humbly Michael Midgley, 19 years.

But, sitting at his side, Caroline Maher, the wife of the victim, shook his head in disagreement. “Michael didn’t wait, he was not afraid, he has acted. This is exceptional, ” she said with gratitude.

Skin blue

On 5 July, Jean Cardin joggait with his 13 year-old boy on the boulevard of the Trinitarians, in the borough of LaSalle, when he suddenly collapsed, the victim of a cardiac arrest.

His son, Alexis, was immediately alerted an employee of a Canadian Tire that came out of the store in front of them.

The woman then called to the rescue, but remained frozen in front of the lifeless body of Mr. Cardin.

Michael Midgley, who was coming back from work, for its part, had the good reflex to come to the aid of the stranger lying face down in the grass.

“I turned on the back and his whole body was limp, remembers the young man. It was breathing and his skin began even to be blue. I tried to take her pulse, but there was nothing there. “

Intervention

While he had not the least idea of the manner in which it performs a cardiac massage, Michael Midgley was inspired by what he had already seen it in the cinema and he laid his hands close to the heart of the victim. He then began to apply pressure to a steady pace.

About 5 to 10 minutes later, firefighters arrived and have replaced the good Samaritan. They finally managed to bring back Mr. Cardin to life after used a defibrillator three times. And contrary to what is believed by Michael Midgley, his intervention has been essential.

“The responsible chief of the first responders told me that the cardiac massage Michael has made all the difference, said Ms. Maher. It has allowed to continue to oxygenate the brain of John. Without it, his heart would perhaps not be left or it would have had significant after-effects. “

In fact, according to the heart and stroke Foundation and the STROKE, if nothing is done beyond the first five minutes of stopping of the heart, the brain lesions are irreversible.

Today, the great athlete that is John Cardin do not keep any sequelae of this terrible event. Five small metal springs, called “stents” were placed in the arteries of his heart, so they do not get clogged again.

Recognizing

Grateful to his savior, the marathon runner was required to give him a call and then to meet him after his release from the hospital.

“When I saw it, I was extremely moved,” he said Cardin with a smile. I absolutely wanted to thank him. If he had done nothing, I probably wouldn’t be here today. “

For its part, Ms. Maher would like the heroic gesture of Michael Midgley reminded people of the need to act in such situations.

“It is important to have your CPR course [in cardiopulmonary resuscitation], and even if you do not have to do something if we see someone who needs help. It is necessary to say that you can’t make the person worse off than it already is, ” she concludes.